The Winnipeg Jets dressing room featured a stark contrast of emotions on Friday afternoon.

On one hand, 2013 first rounder Josh Morrissey was surrounded by reporters, answering questions about what it was like to have two pre-season games under his belt and not actually be suiting up for the Prince Albert Raiders as his junior team opened up the Western Hockey League season in Saskatoon.

On the other, veteran defenceman Ian White was chatting with fellow blue-liner Adam Pardy, likely unsure of when the two would cross paths again.

Shortly after reporters left the dressing room, Morrissey found out that he’d survived the latest round of cuts and was not among the 11 guys sent packing.

White, a Steinbach product with 503 games of NHL experience under his belt, wasn’t so lucky as the Jets released him from his pro tryout offer.

My effort to reach White was unsuccessful, but he told reporters after the first on-ice session of training camp that he’d have to explore his European options if things didn’t work out here.

White, 29, appeared in only one pre-season contest with the Jets and played a steady game.

But with seven guys on one-way contracts, Jacob Trouba and Zach Redmond on two-ways pushing for work and Morrissey playing well, the Jets opted to let White go.

“Our young players have shown that they look like they’re capable,” said Jets head coach Claude Noel. “We want to take a look at our own people and go in that direction.”

Before hearing the news, Morrissey was talking about how things are coming along.

“It’s a lot of fun being up here with the pro club,” said Morrissey. “It’s pretty surreal. It’s amazing to still be here and I hope to stay longer and make it another day and another day after that.”

The 10 players re-assigned to the St. John’s IceCaps of the American Hockey League were forwards Jason Jaffray, John Albert, JC Lipon, Austen Brassard, Blair Riley, and Kael Mouillierat, defencemen Cody Sol, Brenden Kichton and Will O’Neill and goalie Jussi Olkinuora.

The Jets are down to 37 players in camp and still have some work to do before getting down to a 23-man roster for opening night.

Noel said that forward Eric Tangradi, who didn’t skate on Friday, is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and that goalie Michael Hutchinson had to head home to deal with a family matter.

Forwards Andrew Gordon (lower-body), Chris Thorburn (upper-body) and Adam Lowry (upper-body) were all cleared for contact, though Noel wasn’t sure any of the trio would be ready to suit up when the Jets face the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.